Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: SWARE, SWAIN, SWART, SWAGE, SWALE and SWAIL. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 31 of the 53 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- SWAMY13 points
- SWAMP12 points
- SWANK12 points
- SWINK12 points
- SWARF11 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is A (22 words), followed by I (13).
More 5 letter words starting with S
SW at other lengths
Questions
How many 5 letter words start with SW?
There are 53 5 letter words that start with SW in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with SW?
SWAMY, worth 13 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with SW?
SWARE, SWAIN and SWART use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.